The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01

the volume will reveal long descrip'
tons Of towns and cities which have
In this day been almost forgotten by
the world at large. Yet fifty years
IL no. long period. But what made
Chicago gres The report Of United
States engineers sent out on an exps-
di,ion OF exploration to Northern I'LL
nois in that early day gave ,he gov.
eminent the interestiug information
that the region was uninhsbitable By
man, Tor the winters were character
igsd by the utmest severity ard the
land bore 10 timber for fuel. Yet
the trport wfs far from being alb.
surd. There we're no railroads then,
and me officers could not conceive
how men could live aud work aud
thrive when 30 remote from the crdi.
nary neceebilies Of life. And Whist
made Chicago greatH There Is but one
auswer the railroad. The population
OF Chicago today is 100000; that Of
Memphis 5000. II may seem to this
minimizing foolish TO predicate the
assurance Of the latter's future great
nee upon comparison Of original
conditions, but when We consider that
tho young man Just coming into his
msjorl,y can oa0ily recall tho Iime
when KansAs CITY. H. Paul, Min.
neipois. Denver and Omaha were
villages Of little consequences,
We eYe forced irreBisIib'y to
the conclusion that apparently eI.
trAvsgtat speculation is justified by
ths sxttaordinary American expert.
ence. Cnlcego began as n trading post,
and i,s trade grew as its facilities for
tradiug snd distributing increased. 80
lthas been y IN Memphis. rhis city
has been trading post iron time i'm.
memorial became sush b'cauie
Of lts locat,oa relative to the MiAsissip.
pl river on the one band aud vast
Aghen .ural region ON tho other. II
natural entrepot. For a long pc.
Rod % deaf in cotton and cot
ton plaut,rs supplies alone.
TIA sas la the day when
cotton wsS tbs king absolute. Iu
500 Chicago was n, larger than IL
Mem yh.S today. Bat ihe wsr can't
and Mempnis, OF nros-sll y, iangni-hed
Theu followed o her cAlamitl,s, ard Il
vas not until 1880 that Memphis hat
n isif showiug. In that year she be
gan 10 assrl herself oourageously ast
confidently. II happened cui'cdont
ally thAt the whole South 40 Ike to I
rea o, ION Of too fact that there wai
som ,hiug more In the soil add unde
tho soil thaa c)tton. The miner 40,
tae iorss,er. the larmer aud th'
Dro-aei, began exploring and invesii
gatlag. The results wero aiartlin,
Ia their mRgnidconoe. Cotton
they ibund, was no, everything. Tue
Whole world saw the oomiog Of ne'
ia, Tor the south. Aud -t-sdily
graadly has the SUI oi prospcrii
rlsen. 1, took no special Kilt OF pfoph
sey o. l,reses the ultimate develop
mps, u, great cities in iniu lsnd iur
ming YEA with the bounlisr Il na,ur
cotton AID core, coal Abd irol, tim
bsr tua ruit Ia this favored r,ne
msnmay b sid him hon, OF ioulher
pine. snd Southern brick snd soull
en- tiouo; adorn II with Snu,her
hMis lod; clothe himsell 10 garment
Of 9ouiism wool srd clltor
feed ia stock on "ouiher
ceOss; supply his stable si'h al u
vegetables kuown to tho cooks dim
southern liquors. smoke southor
cisss, take . siesis under s5ulhcr
mslc1As 10 the iullirg accents Of
B,s,lrn mocSiug bird. Theee al
the tlinga no oAn d., and he hes ia
Dsgu1 N realize on his advantage
The felicity Of bic situation HI
aroar,d the snyy Of his brothers
blcas .l,mes, aud TIE cufmnt OF In
migration 10 turning hi,herWnd A
ndisss0, ths Southern couutry b.
eomts more aciiye. Nes sn,efprIs'
and Industries st,reci he energies an
consideration Of the people. m
farms grou smaller and more iruilfu
the cities grow larger and more indu'
LIous. Those eitles which have bee
sell placed assume metropolitan b.